At 6:37 this morning, Dan and Jeff checked in at TS41 in Blanchester, OH. They're on course until 9:00 a.m. pacific. After that, John and Kevin will take over. Right now, they're pedaling toward Chillicothe, OH. The next 24 hours bring some very challenging routes through the Appalachians. Check out that descent at mile 50 on the way into Chillicothe! Looks like a parachute would be more appropriate! I used to live near Hamilton, OH - TS 41. This makes me really miss Cincinnati chili! Given that they were there at 7:00 in the morning, it didn't seem right to ask Greg to have a coney for me.
From Greg via text this morning:
5:32 a.m.
Today went well. Need to get to WV and get some sleep.
6:43 a.m.
Brad got into a battle on a 10% grade in Indiana with 2nd place solo David Hasse. It was truly impressive to see a guy who has ridden 2000 miles [ed: closer to 2400 miles at that point] not want to surrender the position although Brad got him motivated and was encouraging him!
Lots of food for dinner/breakfast. Feeling pretty good. Brad's knee is giving him some grief. Looking forward to putting the hammer down on our next pull. May be our last depending on how far the guys make it. Brad and I have a major hard night coming up and will give it everything we can.
7:22 a.m.
Brad has a major need for Cracker Barrel pork fried steak with chicken gravy and biscuits. Good ol' boy is hungry for 2nd breakfast.
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